IMAGE: Teddy Sandoval, Las Locas, c. 1980 (detail). Acrylic and mixed media on unstretched canvas, 39 x 52 1/2 in. (99.1 x 133.4 cm). Courtesy of Paul Polubinskas, Teddy Sandoval Estate. Photo by Fredrik Nilsen.
CANCELED - The Butch Gardens School of Art Celebration
Curated by Beth Schindler, Featuring Andie Flores and DJs Mosaico X & Javiii
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED: For unanticipated reasons beyond our control, we must cancel this event. We are grateful for your interest and understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We hope you’ll join us for future programs ahead of the closing of Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art on Jan 11 (Sun).
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Join us at east side art and community space Nepantla (1209 E Cesar Chavez St) and step into the world of Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art as artist Beth Schindler brings its spirit to life for one night only.
Paying homage to the legendary Los Angeles bar-turned-art-school Butch Gardens, as imagined by Teddy Sandoval, The Butch Gardens School of Art Celebration is a vibrant homage to queer lineage, Chicanx futurity, and the playful subversion at the heart of Sandoval’s practice.
Sip complimentary cocktails and move through an evening charged with community, fantasy, and irresistible rhythm, featuring DJ sets by Javiii and Mosaico X, plus special performances by multidisciplinary artist Andie Flores. Blurring borders between celebration and performance, past and possible futures, the event invites guests to inhabit the iconic world Sandoval dreamed up — reimagined through sound, movement, and collective joy.
Come dance, honor a legacy, and help conjure the mythic halls of Butch Gardens into the present.
Location
Nepantla 1209 E Cesar Chavez St
Event Schedule
8–10P DJ Set by Mosaico X
10–11P Performances by Andie Flores
10P-Midnight DJ Set by Javiii
Ages 21+
About Beth Schindler
Beth Schindler (she/her) is an artist, curator, and organizer living and working in Austin, TX. Working in textiles, video, photography, found materialism, Schindler creates ephemeral installations for performance. Deeply committed to centering lesbians in inclusive spaces for all queers, she focuses on crafting creative and liberating experiences to connect in person, and to learn and reimagine our history. Her recent, Lesbian Mapping Project has become an international success, and has programmed events like Power Snatch, Hickeys & HJs, Plum Crazies, Dyke Bar, Lesbian Wedding, Lesbian Touch, Gay Dregs, Austin Dyke March, and more. In January of 2025, she curated Toxic Masculinity: The Old Reliable World Of David Hurles, an archival show of gay porn photographer and diarist David Hurles at MASS Gallery in Austin, TX. She is the President of the non-profit MASS Gallery in Austin, TX, and focused on making it the gayest community art space in town.